Monday, December 21, 2009

12:30 PM

Reid Ribble, a Kaukauna roofing contractor running in a crowded GOP primary field to take on U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, announced the sale of his business to his nephew Monday in order to concentrate on his campaign full-time.

"Neither my campaign nor my company was getting my best effort these past two months and so I'm excited about being able to focus on my campaign to put our nation back on the right track," Ribble said in a statement.

Ribble had run the company since 1980. Troy Ribble takes over The Ribble Group, including affiliated companies Security Roofing and Luebke Roofing.